Location and Size
Rosenthal is an officially registered single-vineyard site in the Ahr winegrowing region and lies in the city area of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, in the cadastral district of Ahrweiler. The vineyard bears the official site code 110104, lies directly opposite the historic old town of Ahrweiler and, at 19.9 hectares of planted vineyard area, is the largest wine site in the city area of Ahrweiler.
Relief and Soils
The completely steep site is oriented to the south to south-west and extends across altitudes from 110 to 180 metres. The classified plots have a south-facing orientation, a slope gradient of 45 percent and heights of about 130 to 160 metres. The soils range from greywacke and stony loam soils near the Silberberg, via slope-deposited loam, to loess and loess loam at the Forstberg; in the classified plots, greywacke and sandy loess loam occur.
Grape Varieties and Wine Style
Rosenthal grows Spätburgunder, Blauer Portugieser, Frühburgunder and Dornfelder, with Spätburgunder predominating. The classified plots are planted with Spätburgunder and Frühburgunder. Areas shaped by greywacke are associated with characterful, finely fruited wines, while loess and loess loam soils produce fuller and more powerful wines. A documented Ahrweiler Rosenthal is a dry Spätburgunder Qualitätswein b.A., described as ripe and reminiscent of Burgundy, with restrained roasted and vanilla aromas.
Classification and History
Rosenthal, Ahrweiler, is classified for the classified plots of the participating VDP wineries as VDP.GROSSE LAGE®. Within the wine site there are remains of a viaduct from the unfinished railway line Liblar–Trier. Construction began in 1910, was interrupted by the First World War and finally halted in 1924.
